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Oct 2014
Under the Employment Rights Act 1996, employees have the right to take a reasonable amount of unpaid leave in circumstances where there is an unforeseeable situation affecting a dependant. This may apply where a dependant falls ill, where care arrangements break down or where there is an incident at a child’s school which needs attention.…
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Oct 2014
A damning report by the Care Quality Commission has found that four in ten hospitals are unsafe. Patients are picking up serious infections and being given the wrong drugs, while the elderly are being neglected and suffering falls due to shortages of staff. According to the CQC, maternity wards and A&E units are a particular…
15
Oct 2014
Stafford Hospital and City General Hospital in Stoke are to be run by a new trust. University Hospitals of North Staffordshire NHS Trust will be renamed University Hospitals of North Midlands, and the trust will manage both hospitals. Stafford Hospital, which was the target of a £6m public enquiry into care failings, will be renamed…
08
Oct 2014
A single national licensing examination for doctors wishing to practise in the UK has been agreed by the General Medical Council. The examination has been structured to provide assurance to patients about the quality and competence of their treating doctor, regardless of the location of that doctor’s training. Chief Executive of the GMC, Niall Dickson,…
01
Oct 2014
It was announced this week that midwives have voted to go on strike and will join other NHS workers in a strike over pay next month. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) said it was the first time their members have ever been balloted on industrial action and a resounding 82% voted in favour. Other…
01
Oct 2014
Major new study finds statins benefits outweigh diabetes risks Statins lower the level of cholesterol which is produced in the liver, thereby reducing the risk of strokes and heart attacks, and are now the most prescribed drug on the NHS. According to the study, involving 130,000 people and published in the Lancet medical journal, the…
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